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David Fanning in The Colbert Report (2005)

Awards

David Fanning

38 wins & 55 nominations

Christopher Awards

  • 2003 Winner Christopher Award
    • Television & Cable
    • Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
    Shared with: Helen Whitney · Ron Rosenbaum · Michael Sullivan

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Frontline (1983)
    2016 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form
    • Frontline
    For episode "Outbreak"
    Shared with: Eamonn Matthews · Raney Aronson · Andrew Metz · Sasha Achilli · Daniel Edge
  • Frontline (1983)
    2016 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
    • Frontline
    For episode "Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA"
    Shared with: Raney Aronson · Andrew Metz · Michael Kirk · Jim Gilmore · Mike Wiser
  • Frontline (1983)
    2016 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
    • Frontline
    For episode "Being Mortal"
    Shared with: Raney Aronson · Frank Koughan · Annie Wong · Thomas Jennings · Lauren Mucciolo · Atul Gawande
  • Frontline (1983)
    2015 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine
    • Frontline
    For episode "Ebola Outbreak"
    Shared with: Raney Aronson · Andrew Metz · Eamonn Matthews · Daniel Edge · Wael Dabbous
  • Frontline (1983)
    2015 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine
    • Frontline
    For episode "The Battle for Ukraine"
    Shared with: Raney Aronson · Eamonn Matthews · James Jones

PGA Awards

  • Frontline (1983)
    2009 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
    • Frontline
  • Frontline (1983)
    2003 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television
    • Frontline
    Shared with: Michael Sullivan

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Frontline (1983)
    2019 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Documentary Script - Other Than Current Events
    • Frontline
    Episode: "Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (Part One) (2018)"
    Shared with: Linda Hirsch · Martin Smith

Business and Financial Reporting Emmy Awards

  • Frontline (1983)
    2008 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic
    • Frontline
    For episode "Inside the Meltdown"
    Shared with: Mike Wiser · Michael Kirk · Jim Gilmore
  • Frontline (1983)
    2003 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic
    • Frontline
    For episode "The Wall Street Fix"
    Shared with: Michael Sullivan · Hedrick Smith · Rick Young

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Outbreak (2015)
    2016 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television
    • Outbreak
    Shared with: Daniel Edge · Sasha Achilli · Carla Borras · Raney Aronson

Overseas Press Club Of America Awards

  • Frontline/World (2002)
    2005 Winner Edward R. Murrow Award
    • Edward R. Murrow Award
    • Frontline/World
    Shared with: Stephen Talbot · Ken Dornstein · Sharon Tiller

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